Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra
 
hahahhahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahaha by Rafiki 10/05/2017, 11:06am PDT
Video games are one of the only means of expression where you have to pass some sort of test before seeing the rest of what the experience has to offer.


Except for reading, where you have to learn to read. And most people were literally tested on their reading ability to proceed to more challenging reading assignments. And you may be able to browse a museum, but in many cases you aren't going to get much out of it if you don't understand history or the subject matter. The Last Supper isn't going to mean much to someone if they don't know who Jesus is and don't know that story. But, sure, nail writers to a cross and burn all the books because reading isn't inclusive to the illiterate. Villify Leonardo because one of his works isn't inclusive to people not educated in Christianity.

How in fuck are people this stupid professional critics? A product was designed to provide an interactive challenge to a player. That's what the product is. People who are interested in a product that provides that are the target audience. People whose job it is to interpret and critique games are complaining it wasn't designed to be something different for a completely different group of people, and trying to present that as some kind of moral flaw. What is anyone supposed to do with this information, and how much shit do these assholes need to eat?
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RockPaperShotgun: Games are too hard because toxic gamers or something. by Sfia 10/04/2017, 6:25pm PDT NEW
    Didn't Assassin's Creed have a "skip gameplay" button from the very start? NT by Mischief Maker 10/04/2017, 6:38pm PDT NEW
        Yeah when you throw the disc in the fucking garbage. by Worm 10/05/2017, 8:59am PDT NEW
    Honestly, the only angle I can see is this by Mysterio Lollerson 10/04/2017, 6:51pm PDT NEW
    LOL @ complaining about not being able to skip BOTW bosses when they're all opti by Rafiki 10/04/2017, 8:16pm PDT NEW
    Kuchera already doubling down by Worm 10/05/2017, 8:58am PDT NEW
        Is this the one who wrote the Zoepost by Vested Id 10/05/2017, 9:01am PDT NEW
        just watch a let's play of it NT by Porygon 10/05/2017, 9:21am PDT NEW
        Re: Kuchera already doubling down by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/05/2017, 9:24am PDT NEW
            Yeah, who cares about tourist mode, but god the way they TALK about it. by Worm 10/05/2017, 10:59am PDT NEW
        "Gaming, since EVER, has offered a feature called difficulty levels." NT by Robotron 2084 Easy Mode 10/05/2017, 9:42am PDT NEW
            You don't even need quarters to experience Robotron's engaging story! by Mischief Maker 10/05/2017, 9:53am PDT NEW
            You were probably looking for dip switches, Robotron used a software menu for NT by difficulty selection (F2 in MAME). 10/05/2017, 10:51am PDT NEW
        hahahhahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahaha by Rafiki 10/05/2017, 11:06am PDT NEW
            I think they're admitting they don't always play the games NT by Vested Id 10/05/2017, 12:25pm PDT NEW
                They can't be playing the games. by Judge Barry 10/05/2017, 4:40pm PDT NEW
            Walker even mentions "Hegelian dialectic" in his article! EXCLUSION! by Worm 10/05/2017, 12:41pm PDT NEW
    RPS clickbait. by Oom Shnibble 10/06/2017, 3:52am PDT NEW
 
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